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18.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Polk in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 23.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 326.

91.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Polk residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	19	8.1
Regular high school diploma	93	39.4
GED or alternative credential	2	0.8
Some college, less than 1 year	45	19.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	33	14
Associate's degree	14	5.9
Bachelor's degree	18	7.6
Master's degree	9	3.8
Professional school degree	2	0.8
Doctorate degree	1	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.